Ex-president Blatter was in charge for 17 years until he was banned amid a corruption scandal in 2015.Infantino’s re-election was marked by a round of applause, after rules were changed earlier in the day to no longer require a vote from Fifa’s 211 members if only one candidate was standing.

In a lengthy speech at the
congress, Infantino focussed on the relative calm of his first term in
charge compared to the situation he inherited.

“Nobody talks about crisis at Fifa any more or rebuilding it from scratch,” he said.

“Nobody talks about scandals or corruption, we talk about football. We can say that we’ve turned the situation around.

“This
organisation has gone from being toxic, almost criminal, to being what
it should be – an organisation that develops football and is now
synonymous with transparency, integrity.”

Former Uefa secretary
general Infantino was behind the expansion of the World Cup from 32
teams to 48 for the 2026 tournament, which will be held in the United
States, Canada and Mexico.